preventive war

pre·ven·tive war

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [pri-ven-tiv wawr]
- /prɪˈvɛn tɪv wɔr/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [pri-ven-tiv wawr]
- /prɪˈvɛn tɪv wɔr/

Definitions of preventive war words

noun preventive war an attack against a possible enemy to prevent an attack by that enemy at a later time. 1
noun preventive war war waged to prevent greater conflict 1

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Origin of preventive war

First appearance:

before 1630

One of the 42% oldest English words

First recorded in 1630-40

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Parts of speech for Preventive war

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Preventive war

preventive war popularity

This term is known only to a narrow circle of people with rare knowledge. Only 6% of English native speakers know the meaning of this word.

According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

preventive war usage trend in Literature

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Synonyms for preventive war

noun preventive war

first strike — the initial use of nuclear weapons in a conflict, in which the attacker tries to destroy the adversary's strategic nuclear forces.
first-strike — the initial use of nuclear weapons in a conflict, in which the attacker tries to destroy the adversary's strategic nuclear forces.

All 2 Synonyms of preventive war

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